#LondonBlitz

Heaton, Butler & Bayne replaced the #ApseWindows in the 1860s with intricate stained glass. The central window depicted the Crucifixion but this was damaged by a nearby bomb blast during the #LondonBlitz of #WW2. All of the windows were subsequently replaced in 1946 with designs created by #SidneyToy FRIBA. It’s hard to imagine #StMaryLeStrand without its striking blue windows.

In Source: Apse Windows

5.03 PM, 2 September 2023

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At the start of the 20th century, #StMaryLeStrand narrowly escaped destruction on 2 occasions. A major redevelopment scheme by the City Council proposed to demolish the Church to widen the Strand; then the #LondonBlitz of #WW2 destroyed many buildings in the #StrandAldwych area & although the Church suffered some damage from a nearby bomb explosion, it survived.

In Source: The #JewelintheStrand

4.32 PM, 25 July 2023